BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 17. Work
continues to identify and provide assistance to Azerbaijani
citizens affected by the earthquake in Türkiye, Trend reports via
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry.
A total of 565 Azerbaijani citizens and their families
have been evacuated from Türkiye. The evacuation process currently
continues.
“In order to provide the necessary medical,
humanitarian, and psychological assistance to Azerbaijani citizens
and members of their families evacuated from Türkiye, as well as to
take measures to accommodate them, if necessary, in temporary
accommodation facilities, instructions have been given to the
relevant state institutions of Azerbaijan,” said the statement.
According to the ministry, thousands of appeals
received through the hotlines were investigated, a list of
Azerbaijani citizens about whom there is no information was
prepared, and appropriate work was carried out with Turkish
agencies in order to obtain information about them. As a result,
the whereabouts of many Azerbaijani citizens were determined and
communication with them was established.
“Currently, there is no information about the two
Azerbaijani citizens, the search continues. As a result of the
search and rescue measures carried out, it was determined that 10
Azerbaijani citizens were killed during the earthquake. Of these,
one person was buried in Türkiye, and the bodies of the others were
sent to Azerbaijan, accompanied by relatives in Türkiye. We express
our deep condolences to the families of compatriots who died as a
result of the earthquake,” said the ministry.
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